Waste Equipment Checklist

• Duty-holder name

• Site Address

• Registered Office Address

• Type of Activity

• Employee Numbers

Inspection Item -

• Are the tail pulleys adequately guarded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are snub pulleys adequately guarded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are head pulleys adequately guarded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are return idlers adequately guarded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are vee-belts, sprockets and flywheels adequately guarded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are idlers beneath feed hoppers and skirt plates/boards adequately guarded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are loading points/hoppers adequately guarded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fixed guards secured using a captive type fastening which requires a tool for removal?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is regular access required inside perimeter/distance guarding?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If Y to 9- have suitable electrical interlocks/captive key systems been installed on access gates?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If Y to 9- Do guarding and isolation systems prevent a person entering a 'live zone' via access from an 'isolated zone'?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are procedures in place to routinely inspect machinery guarding?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Where conveyors pass above a workplace/traffic route is suitable protection provided against falling material?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have guards been designed to allow for routine adjustment and maintenance without the need to remove the guard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Additional Comments

Inspection Item -

• Are tail pulleys adequately guarded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are snub pulleys adequately guarded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are head pulleys adequately guarded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are return idlers adequately guarded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are vee-belts, sprockets and flywheels adequately guarded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are idlers beneath feed hoppers and skirt plates adequately guarded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fixed guards secured using a captive type fastening which requires a tool for removal?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are procedures in place to routinely inspect machinery guarding?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have guards been designed to allow for routine adjustment and maintenance without the need to remove the guard?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Additional Comments

Inspection Item -

• Are conveyors fitted with suitable emergency pull cords?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If Y to 24- will the pull cord stop movement of the conveyor when pulled in either direction or if the cord breaks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are readily accessible emergency stop controls fitted to machinery?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are emergency pull cords and emergency stops routinely tested with a record kept?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is an audible/visual warning provided prior to conveyors starting?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Additional Comments

Inspection Item -

• Is there an adequate isolation and lockout procedure in place?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If Y to 29- have employees (and contractors where applicable) been trained in this procedure and is a record of training available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there suitable equipment available to lock-out i.e., hasps, tags, locks, warning signs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are master and duplicate keys prohibited?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Additional Comments

Inspection Item -

• Are risk assessments in place for routine maintenance activities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If Y to 33- do risk assessments detail how employee exposure to dust will be controlled during maintenance activities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are employees required to enter equipment to complete maintenance/clear blockages (i.e. hoppers, balers, compactors, trommels)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If Y to 36- have employees been trained on the SSOW and is a record of training available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there adequate arrangements in place to risk assess non-routine maintenance activities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a report of thorough examination available for all lifting equipment used during maintenance activities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is equipment used for lifting activities marked with its safe working load (SWL)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Additional Comments